Tune-up for Kel-Tec P-3AT
I just acquired a Kel-Tec .380. It's not my first choice, but at a $100, and never fired, I couldn't pass it up.
My only concern is that it seems rough and gritty when you work the action---obviously nothing hand-lapped. Also, ammo does not seem to feed smoothly from the magazine into the chamber, they seem to catch on the ramp.
My question is, since I am actually the second owner, will Kel-Tec work on it, and if not, can any decent gunsmith "tune" this little surprise to make it work a little smoother?
Never owned a "Pocket Pistol" before and at 10 ounces fully loaded, it will be a lot more convenient than my H&K USP.
My only concern is that it seems rough and gritty when you work the action---obviously nothing hand-lapped. Also, ammo does not seem to feed smoothly from the magazine into the chamber, they seem to catch on the ramp.
My question is, since I am actually the second owner, will Kel-Tec work on it, and if not, can any decent gunsmith "tune" this little surprise to make it work a little smoother?
Never owned a "Pocket Pistol" before and at 10 ounces fully loaded, it will be a lot more convenient than my H&K USP.
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I think Kel-Tec would work on it. Email them or call they have GREAT customer service they will tell you what is up.
Do you own a dremmel tool?
There is a lot of buff and fluff you can do yourself with a little fine rubbing compund and the felt tips in a dremmel. That is if you are comfortable breaking down the gun to start with.
You can polish the feed ramp
slide rails
COmfort level tears down the trigger groups and buff them with out compund to just take off an hairs or snags
Sorry to say older Kel-Tecs just are a little "gritty"
Have you test fired it yet if it jams or smokestacke it has what they call Soft grips keltec made a batch of guns with the grips to soft sop they flex when you fire and jam the guns.
Have you done and ammo "taste test"? buy a whole differetn brands of ammo and see how different ones feed some of the heltecs can be finiky
If force ain't work'n... Your not use'n nough of it.
I know the spelling is bad but guess what I DON'T CARE0 -
You got a terrific deal!, Around here used P 3AT's sell for at least twice that, if you can find them.
The following (2) links go into the KelTec pistols in great detail. It will give you all the information you need, for working on them, or sending them back to KelTec etc.
http://www.goldenloki.com/guns/keltec/p32.htm
http://www.ktog.org/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?s=b8f1a0e6be1fc69fe0a684b9dd8a1c83&forumid=11
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OK, thanx for the info. Yeah, a co-worker bought it for his wife, and she won't touch it---says she could never shoot it at anybody. 15 years ago, I got a similar deal on a full set of some top-of-the-line scuba gear. Guy bought it for his wife, they both dove twice, she decided it was too much work, and he sold it all to me (well, the stuff that I could use, didn't need the woman's medium dry suit) for about half retail. I guess this is pretty common for diving equipment, wonder if it is the same with firearms and misunderstanding spouses. 0 -
Read the KTOG site. All your questions have probably been addressed.
Also look at The Keltec Range and 1Bad69.com.
Oil and grease it as recommended and give it a try.
If you have any malfunctions, the company is good at warranty work.
I don't think roughness is a defect with cause to send it back.
These guns apparently need breaking in to smoothen up.
I too recently bought a new/used one but at $210 + tax. A Bersa magazine baseplate will give you a good grip on it.
Operating the slide is a bear but thats the price you pay for the smallest, lightest, serious handgun.0
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